Listen to the radio

Over the long Bank Holiday weekend in the UK there’s a tradition for some radio stations to play their ultimate 500 tracks. One channel was doing it over this weekend; I know this only because I was in the car on Friday afternoon and heard it announced on the car radio. The only time I… Read More Listen to the radio

How to not do marketing

I signed up for a webinar about podcasting in February. It was OK but didn’t get much from it that I didn’t already know so left after about halfway. Since then I have had 29 emails from the organiser. It might go a day without an email and then follow up with 3 the next… Read More How to not do marketing

Late

It was Halloween yesterday. I know because my inbox has filled up in the last week with a series of cheesy puns, orange cartoons, and noise. If you send me email like this, I WILL ignore it, and likely unsubscribe. Send this stuff on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube and you’re using more diverse media on… Read More Late

Your world’s going to end

Splash headline and urgency: The solar system could collapse because of a passing star, scientists predict Independent 12th July 2022 I read through the story for the blow by blow story of cataclysmic proportions. Lots of narrative about panic and ‘how something must be done’. The world’s going to end…what can – or will –… Read More Your world’s going to end

Keep connected

I purchased something for my work the other day and wish I hadn’t now. My complaint isn’t product related – it’s a decent product. Similarly, the price was good and massively discounted. What’s annoying in the post purchase service, namely emails. I’ve had three emails thanking me for buying so far – that’s in 4… Read More Keep connected